Astronomy Quiz Review

How do you calculate eccentricity

• distance of foci - distance of major axis

• distance of major axis - distance of foci

• distance of foci DIVIDED BY distance of major axis

• Distance of major axis DIVIDED BY distance of foci

What is the eccentricity of Venus

• 0.007

• 1

• 0

• 0.017

Which planet is more eccentric

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What causes the Coriolis effect

• High and low pressure

• earth's revolution

• the equatorial calms

• the earth's rotation

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Terrestrial planets are

• dense

• less dense

Jovian planets are

• Dense

• Less dense

Summer is warmer than winter because of

• high angle of insolation

• low angle of insolation

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The farther a planet is from the sun the

• faster it will orbit

• slower it will orbit

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If a planet is close to the sun it will have

• a short period of revolution

• a long period of revolution

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an astronomical unit is

• a planet

• a star

• average distance between any given planet and the sun

• average distance from the sun to the Earth

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